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MACHINE FOR SETTIN G U]? AND CASTING TYPE- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apri127, 1909.

Application filed. January 27, 1902. Serial No. 91,433.

To all whom it may concern:

Be It known that I, EDMOND lvlARlE MAU- RICE RETAUX, citizen of the Republic of 1901, No. 25,868,) and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact specification of the same. This invention has for its objectthe provision of an effective machine for casting and setting .ty e. y I

In one lrind of type castin and setting machine with which I am fami iar the operator successively positions the form line, at which time a cast in type metal is made at a single operation of such line to form a solid bar having characters upon one side thereof; in another kind of machine the line is obtained by means of types The resent machine is based upon an entire y difierent mode of o oration; it simultaneously and automatically places all the molds of types (or matrices) toform a line in position; the matmatically, justified, the line is cast in a single 0 )eration, but the body ofeach type is left a 'solutely separate. from the body of the adjacent type, and the line set up, justified, cast, and. finished by means of this machineis exactly such as would have been obtained by setting up isolated type by hand.

My machine assures that the cast type will be perfectly alined by peculiar -means for regulating the positions of the matrices, that the lines will be perfectly-justified, and the presence between the type of projections of alloy which may leave traces in )rintin is- Wholly avoided. Corrections-an modifications can therefore be very easily made,

which is not the case with existing machines which 0 is a line in a single piece.

The machine contains as many alphabets as there may, be characters and spaces in a line to be set up, for instance, forty-five al phabets. Each alphabet contains ten typemolds, 'which I pounds or matrix bars." Each matrix bar contains ten matrices. Dne alphabet therefoie contains one hundred matrices.

matrices to forty-five alphabets,

and, always auto' ma trixshall designate as com-- In each matrix of one alphab t is a diiierent character or the typographic alphabet; small letter, capital letter, ci )her, or other desired sign. Hence one alpha dred different matrices and ermits of obtaining one hundred dificrcn gether according to their width, am in an order which may be of any kind but which must be the same in all the alphabets of the machine.

The machine contains forty-five times the same matrix, one matrix one time and one single time in each alphabet;

being contained All the producedcharacters are of the same kind, that is to say,

Egyptian characters, for example. group may be replaced by another group of containing matrices for Italic characters, and so forth. .A matrix of each one of the forty five brought at the required point casting nozzle to secure simultaneously the casting of all the characters which compose a line. The setting u of the matrices is obtained by compressed air passing through perforations previously made in a strip of paper, two perforations corresponding to one character'to be set u after explained. Each alpha et is first moved horizontally in order that the matrix-- bar carrying the matrix of the character to be set u comes into a certain position; this ar is then released and descends the desired distance as hereinafter described. When the forty-five al habets have been moved and the matrix 0 each letter or space of the lines has come into the desired position, the alloy is cast simultaneously in the forty-five matrices perfectly alined. The line is cast in such a manner that the bodies of the type are left absolutely separate one from another but .connected together at their butts or bases by a separable bar of alloy. The cast line is taken automatically from the machine; the compounds are returned to their respective alp abets, and the alphabets are returned to their respective initial positions to begin a new line in the same manner.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I shall describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

. Figural is a side elevation of a type-mold hereinliefore referred to asf-cqmpound or et'contains one liunotters or signs; The matrices of an alphabet are grou ed to-' that one group of fortyfive alphabets contains only matrices for This al habcts is.

efore the as hereinporting plates therefor.

matrix-bar. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through l1ne AA, of Fig. 1. .Fig. 3. is a perspective view of a matrix serving to mold a character, for exam 1c, the letter e1 Fig. 3 is a detail view ot-one of the matrices, and also shows a portion of one of the sup- Fig. 4 is a front view of a matrix-bar. Fig. 5 is a rear view of the same- .Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a solid or blank compound or bar which does not carry matrices and which is utilized only when the line is not composed of a predetermined number of characters or signs, as hereinafter described. Fig. 7 is a transverse section through line BB of Fig; 6. Fig. 8

is a side elevation of a peculiar compound or spacing bar which is adapted to cast the spaces and to assure the justification of the lines.' Fig. 9 is a front view of the same. Fig. 10 is a section through line -C of Fig. 8. Fig. 11 is a section through line DD of Fig. 8. The side of a compound which is called here the front one is the side through which the alloy comes into the compound, during the casting. The rear side is the opposed one. rig. 12 is a view in elevation of a magazine containing an alphabet. F'g. 13 is a plan of this magazine. Fig. 14 shows a cast line. Fig. 15 is an end view of the same. Fig. 16 shows in elevation one of the flexible steel blades which serve as guides for the compounds. Fig. 17 shows in elevation one ofthe ieces' in which the 'ends of the flexible stee blades slide. Fig.

18 is a section through line EE of Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is an elevation of the su ports carrying the compounds during t e casting. Fig,v 20 is a-section through line 'GG of Fig. 19. Figs. 21 and 21 show a section of the machine through the flexible blades 33, hereinafter described, when said blades are stretched to permit a matrix-bar to fall into position for casting. In said Figs. 21 and 21", contra :y to the manner in which the machine is worked, two compounds are shown in the same channel; this is only for indicating the path taken by the compounds during their descent. Fig. 22 is a section through line F-F of- Fig. 21. Fig. 23 shows the same section of the machine as Figs. 21 and 21 during the casting. Fig. 24 is a side view of a compound at the time of casting, showing the manner in which it is keptin position and the piece through which the alloy is cast. Fig. 25 is a plan showing the compounds during the casting and a part of a vise'wliich brings the compounds together. Fig. 26 shows diagrammatically the connections between the essential parts of the ma chine. Fig. 27 shows the manner in which the descent of'the compounds is regulated.

Fig. 28 shows a plan of the disposition of the pistons set in motion by compressed air, and

.which serve to regulate the descent'of the compounds; each piston corresponding ta a .3 in the plates 1 and 2 makes it possible to ad ust the matrices updifferent alphabet. Fig. 29 is a detail view of the means for giving the initial lift to the supports for the compounds or matrix bars. rig. 29, is a plan view of the comb which, afterthe device'shown'in Fig. 29 has lifted the sup orts part of the way engages the upper en s of such supports to ful y restore them to their initial position. Fig. 29 is a transverse section of Fig. 29". Fig.

30 is an elevation of one half of the machine,

showing the means for limiting the downward movement of the supports for the compounds or matrix bars; the means for straightening out the blades forming the channelsfor the matrix bars; and the means for restoring the supports for the matrix bars to their initial positions. Figs. 31 and 31' are together a transverse section of the machine showing the vise for the. matrix bars.

In several figures the represented parts have been broken in order to obtain more clearness in the drawings.

Like characters refer to like parts through out the several figures of the drawings.

An alphabet composed of one hundred difl'erent molds having typographic cl1arac-- ters or signs is contained in a special box called a magazine. This magazine contains ten matrix bar s, each of which carries ten matrices. A character matrix bar includes in its make-up two plates 1 and 2 each provided on its rear edge with ten notches 3 serving to stop the matrix bar in the desired position for casting, by means of a cross bar 6] (Figs. 21, 23, 24 and 25) which comes into one of said notches 3. Between the plates 1 and 2 there are located. ten matrices 4 and eleven blocks 5. The blocks 5 are fixedly secured in position by means of screws 6. screwed into the plate 2. This position of the blocks 5 is so as they form ten channels 8 situated at the samelevel as the notches 3 and for forming the bodies of the type. Each matrix 4 is situated between two adjacent blocks 5 and is provided with means for permitting its adjustment longitudinally of its bar, whereby the characteron said matrix 4 can be brought just opposite to the rear endof the channel 8 formed bythe two blocks 5 embracing said matrix 4. A matrix 4' (Fig. 3) is formed by a metal piece on the front of which is engraved a character or other typographic sign (for exam )le, the letter e.) As shown' in Figs. 1 an 3, the matrix 4 is provided at its rear with a notch 3 which is of greater area than the notches This arrangement walls of the notches 3 of said plates. The

entrance of the alining bar 61 into the notches screws 7 ta land 2 and the parts carried thereby;

The object of the use of the-blank comfrom the forty-four magazines. The fortvw line. So, for the justification of the line the I ever may be the number of characters which 40. used for the same object.

3 of-the plates 1 and 2 (as shown in Figs. 21 J 23, 24 and25) is thus not interfered with by the adjustment of the matrices 4-. The

height-of the matrices 4 is adjusted by the ed in the blocks 5,while the adjustment 1s retained by the screws 9 tapped into the plate 2, the screws 9 passing through elongated slots in said matrices for the urpose set forth. Beside the ten ma= trix liars, the alphabet contains a solid compound or blank com ound 10 (Figs. 6 and 7) the width of whic is equal to that of a character matrix bar composed of the plates groove 19 in whichis located a'tongue 17 cut in the metal sheet used for making the casing 12 and at the same. time as the casing.

his tongue is bent on itself to form a channel 17, as shown in Fig. 1 0.- The casing 12 and the plate 14 are both provided with an alining notch 15 used for the same object as the notches 3' of the matrix bars,'and the notches 11 of the blank com ound 10. The other plate 13-has its beveled upper end extending through the channel 17. The plate 13 is longitudinallymovable in the casing 12, and is provided at its two ends with shoul ders "16 and 18 which serve for the urpose oflimiting its travel, as hereina ter explained. The mold of the space is constituted" by the play existing between the bottom of the groove 19 and the tongue 17 (Fig.

- ound is as follows: The lineto be cast is a ins of forty-five characters, signs, 'or spaces. It will be assumed that a line has been made 111p composed of fifteen words containing. t irty characters; said line is therefore composed of thirty characters and fourteen spaces. For the casting of the line the matrix bars and the space barsf(hereinafter described) drop before the casting nozzle,

10.) When the plate 13 is moved endwise its beveled face slides upon the beveled face of the late 14 to expand the spacer and the line of matrix bars is justified by moving several of said platesin such manner to expand the line. The plate 13 is longer than the casing 12 (see Figs. 8 and 12) and, as stated, is provided at its lower end with a shoulder 16 which engages the lower end of the plate 14 to' limit its upward movement, and at its upper end with a shoulder 18 which engages the upper end of said. late14 to limit its downward movement. l3 reafifth magazine has neither a matrix. bar nor a space bar to furnish; it provides a blank or quad compound or plain bar 10 which takes the place of the forty-fifth character of the space occupied by matrix bars composed in part of .the lates 1 and 2 or by the .pieces which take t eir places, remains always the same, and this space is nevervaried Whatthe casing 12 the upper end of said plate, when in its normal position in the magazine, constitute the line. projects above the upper end of said casing The solid compounds are provided with l and its magazine, as shown in Fig. 12.

notches 1.1, corresponding exactlywith the When, however, the casing 12 is dropped to The plate 14 is-provided with a transverse son of the fact that the plate 13 is longer than notches 3 of the matrix bars and which are I cast aspace the plate 13 drops so that its Each al habet I shoulder 18 abuts on the upper end of the :ontainsalso a peculiar compound which is 1 plate 14, to reduce the space between the intended for the casting of the spaces, and tongue 17 and the wall of the groove 19, un- Which I call a spacer. u to 11) is constituted by a casing '12 formed coming into contact with the support for the 45 preferably of sheet metal bent m U- shape i casing as hereinafter ex laincd.

(Fig. 11). The right hand side of the casing f Ten matrix hars eac carrying ten char- 12shownin Fig. Qhas its upper end and lower acters or signs, the spacer, and the blank ends and the left-hand side has, its lower end 1 compound (forming a typographic alphabet) cutaway. In each casing 12 are located two l are contained in a magazine. Each maga- 50 plates 13 and 14 having a portion of their zine consists of a-boX 20 open at the bottom opposing faces oppositely beveled, that is to l and divided into twelve compartments by say, the face of the plate 13 adjacent to the means of vertical partitions 21. 1 may plate 14isinclined-neari-ts upperendtoward adopt the following arrangement of the said upper end, and the upper portion of the compounds in a magazine or box 20.

55- face of the plate 14 adjacent to the plate 13 I The com artment situated at the extren'ie is inclined toward the lower end of said l right oft c Fig. 12 contains the blank conplate. The object of this construction is I pound; each one of the nine following comthat when the plate '13 is moved upwardly 1n 1 partments contains 'amatrix bar; the the casing 12 itsbeveledfface will slide upon eleventh compartment contains the spacer;

'60 the beveled face of the plat"14 and thus exthe twelfth and last compartment contains pand'the casing. casing (Fig. 9) is seated ina depresslon in the. tion-is not limited to such a distribution of The right-hand side of the i a matrix bar. It is evident that the invenouter face of the'plate 14 to secure said paste the compounds.

The compartment which 4 together and prevent longitudinal movement contains the'spacer is open at both efiil s, in-

fifi oftha plate 14 with reference to thecasmg. order to permit the upward vertical move- The spacer (Figs. 8 1 less such downward movement is limited by ment of the projection or shoulder 18 of the plate 13, when said s acer is in its compartment. Beneath eac compartment is a spring hook 30 which serves to normally reframe of the machine.

tain the compounds in their respective coinpartments. Each magazine is rovided at its top with a rib '22 which slic es between two fixed rails 23 (Fig. 21) forming arts of the frame of the machine. The said rib 22 carries at one end a vertical bar 24 to which one end of a return spring is attached, the other end of said spring being fixed to the As-stated, a line is made up of forty-five characters, signs, or

spaces, each character being formed by one it serves for simultaneously moving the forty-five magazines against thereturn springs 25.

The several magazines are arranged sideby side, and have a longitudinal movement, that is to say, toward the right in Figs. 12 and-26, in order that the matrix bar, solid compound, or spacer selected from each magazine may be brought over the channel for that magazine to' permit such selected matrix bar, solid compound or spacer to drop into such channel in front of the casting nozzle as shown in Fig. 24. Each magazine is provided with a tail piece 26 provided at its top with a rib 27 which slides into a groovemade in the frame of the machine, in order to guide the magazine; this tail piece is provided at its bottom with a ieces. Durin -its travel each ma azinerack 28 having twelve teeth 29 between any two of which the stem of a piston 57 is adapted to engage. Each of the teeth 29 of the-racks28' corres onds with one of the compartments of tie magazine, so that when the stem of the piston 57 engages any one otithe teeth it will stop the magazine in such position as to bring the compartment of that magazine which corresponds to such tooth over the channel for such magazine to permit the matrix bar, blank or spacerselected from that magazine to drop in such channel. Because there are forty-five magazines, there are forty-five tail pieces 26 and forty-five grooves made in the frame, in which grooves slide the tail passes over a channel the entering end. of which is stationary and, when a space of the rack 28 is entered by the stem of the piston 57, the magazine is held and a matrix bar,

42 of one of the sheaths.

spacer or blank compound of the magazine, corresponding to the said space, is situated above the said channel. There are fortyfive of these channels, one for each of the magazines. The function of these channels is to receive the -n'iatrix-bars, blanks or spacers selected from the respective magazines in order to bring the desired matrix,

blank or spacer of each magazine in front of its respective nozzle of the casting apparatus to cast the character selected. on said matrix.

For casting a line, the iorty-five magazines are simultaneously and horizontally moved, and each one is stopped above the desired channel in such a manner that the matrix bar, or the spacer, or the blank compound to be freed therefrom is coincident with the entering endv of this channel, matrix bar, or spacer, each being maintained in its comartment by means of its spring hook 30. The walls of the channels are made of flexible steel blades 33 (Figs. 16, 21, 22 and 23,) a blade forming the separating wall of two consecutive channels. These blades are fixedly secured at their upper ends to a transverse bar 67 forming part of the frame of the machine, by reason of which the entering or inlet end of each channel is stationary and the matrix bars, spacers, or blank compounds are positively caused to accurately gravitate into said channels when released. The blades 33 are narrower near their lower ends and are provided intermediate their ends with a recess 39 and an'enlarged tion 38. The blades 33 are each tree to in agroove of a sheath 34 formed of a bar which has its upper and lower ends secured respectively to the bars 35 and 36 forming parts of the frame of the machine (Figs. 21- and 23). The lower end of the blades 33 are each provided with a hook 37 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. I

Because there are forty-five magazines,

:there are forty-five channels, forty-six flexible blades 33, and forty-six sheaths 34. The sheaths 34 are spaced apart and each has a groove 42 in one of its faces. Between the sheaths are slidably arranged supports for the respective matrix bars, each support comprisinga bar 40 provided on one side with a rib 41 which extends into the groove The bars 40 have their upper ends enlarged to form ample seats for the matrix bars. (Figs. 17, 19, and 22). Because there are forty-five magazines there are, as stated, forty-five channels, one 'for each magazine, forty-six flexible blades 33 to divide said channels, and fortysixsheaths 34 for the blades 33. When a matrix bar has been dro ped into each of the channels formed by t e blades 33, and the line is locked up, as hereinafter explained, the matrixbars' are moved. toward the right asshown in Fig. 23. This w1thpors ide and fifth matrix bar (counted from the.

priate ust over t e eighteenth channel.

:formlng part of the frame 919,951 draws the blades 33 partly from their sheaths I 57 which controls the movement of the stop as shown in Fig. 23. To restore saidblades 44 is, through suitable connections, actuated 33 to their normal vertical position and at-the proper instant to bring its rod into bring the matrix bars undertheir respective engagement with the fourth notch of the compartments in the magazines a lever 124 i This locks the stop 44in that po- (Fig. 30) engages the hooks 37 of said blades brings the fourth step of said stop sition and draws them downwardly. Means to into the space between the lower ends of the hmlt the downward movement or the sup- ,sheaths forming the; eighteenth channel. orts 40 is rovided such meanscom nsin' The matrix su ort 40 msaid channel is then P P y P Q PP a set of Iorty-five stepped stops or stairs, 44, drop upon such step and the one for each channel. (Figs. 26 and 27). 00k 30 (Fig. 12) of the fifth matrix bar of These stops 44 are each movable into the the eighteenth magazine is released. This lower part of one of the spaces between the permits said matrix bar to dro The lower sheaths 34. The forty-five stops or stairs 44 end of said matrix bar will tl fen rest upon are adapted to be moved upon a sup ort the upper end of the support 40 which brings of the mac his the fourth matrix of said bar (counting from (Fig. 26 and 27.) 'Each one isrovided the top) opposite the nozzle of the casting with'a tail iece 26 which is provi( ed at its apparatus. bottom wit 1 a rack 28 having ten teeth 29. normal position, when the rod of the piston During the displacement of the stairs, the 57 is withdrawn from the rack 28, by means pass over the stem of a piston 57. l of the spring 24; and similarly the sto 44 is When this s em has entered a space in the restored to its normal position, when t e rod rack 28', a ciirresponding step of the stair is stopped below the channel of descent of the compound corresponding to the stair, in 5 order that the compound will be sto ped, during its falling at a certain level, an that I follows: A strip of paper having perforations a certain matrixwill be stopped just op oi correspondingto the characters, signs, or site to the nozzle 43 of the apparatus fhrl s aces which compose a line is utilized. nishing the melted alloy (see Figs. 24 and 26). I hese perforations are grouped together two he working of the magazine and the by two; for-a line, there are forty-five groups stairs is as follows: Let us sup; .se, for ex l to say, ninety ample, that, in order to obtain the eighteenth; group, one perforation sign (typographic character, sign, or space) controls the movement of a magazine to of t 1e hne, we must use the fourth matrix bring the matrix bar, spacer, or blank com- (counted from the top of a matrix bar) of the pound, as it may happep, over the channel right side I 28, by the spring 59 (see-Fig. 27).

The movements of the magazines and of the stepped stops or stairs are obtained as of a magazine) (Fig. 26.) The eighteenth character of the line is contained in theeighteenth magazine; so, for obtaining the result above mentioned, we must use the eighteenth magazine and the eighteenth stepped stop or stri of. paper 45 is unrolled from a drum 46 stair, and arrange their motions in a suitable 1 an passes over two rollers 47 and 49, then order. The key of the keyboard (not shown) over a spiked drum 50, then over a roller 51 corresponding to the desired character is acand finally is received on a drum 52. By cordingly pressed which through suitable passing over the s iked drum 50, the strip of mechanism (not shown) moves the ap ro- 1 paper 1s gripped y the pins and fed along.

(Fig. 2 6) to the right against The drum' 50 has fastened to its axle a trols the movement of the stepped stop or stair to control the descent of this compound bring the selected matrix, space, or b ank compound before the nozzle 43.

magazine the tension of the spring 24 (Fig. 12). As ratchet wheel 53 driven in some desirable as been herein-before explained, the fifth I manner, a rotation of the drum 50 corres onding to the movement of one tooth-of matrix bar is contained in the sixth compartright side of the magazine.) At the time when the sixth space (counted fromthe right hand side) of the rack 28' passes over the stem of the eighteenth piston 57, this/ advance a distance corresponding to-t at of two successive lines. The feed of the strips occurs each time a line of type has been cast. Between the rollers 47 and 49 the strip 45 passes over a perforated table 48, against which it bearsduring the interval between successive rotations of the ratchet 53, and under a hollow box 54, the'bottom of which is bored with the same number of holes as ment of the magazine (counted from the t e ratchet and causes the strip of pa er to lston'is projected into said space (as will be ereinafter ex lained) and locks the-rack. Hence the eig teenth magazine is stopped just at the timewhen its sixth compartment I and, conse uently, its fifth matrix bar, are At the same time, through suitable mechanism (not shown), the stop 44 has the right-hand sidezof Fig.

whichis divided interen moved toward is connected by pipes to y y-partitipns 2.6 andthe piston register. This box, na a tank containing The magazine is restored to its of descent, while the other perforation con- The of'the piston 57 is withdrawn from the-rack the table 48, the two sets of 'holes being in compressed air, these Y divided into two sets; the holes of one set are pipes being provided with cocks driven by the machine. The holes in the table 48 are connected by ipes to thecylinders 56 of the istons 57 of t e stepped stops or stairs; the oles of the otherset are connected by pipes to the cylinders 56 of the pistons 57 of the magazines. The cylinders 56 are carried by a support 58,: and the cylinders 56 by a like support-"58. Let us suppose that com pressed air be directed toward one or several compartments'ofthe box 54; if there are sponding to the characters desired in the rinted line. When the forty-five matrix are; spacers. and blank compounds used for.

composing the line are assembled before the nozz e 43, their characters must be aimed with respect to the nozzle in order to cause the melted alloy to properly enter the mold jaw 62; able jaw is limited by a part pf said jaw comspaces.- For obtaining such a result a transverse bar 61 is pushed into the notches 3 of the matrix bars, fifteen of the spacers, and eleven of the blank compounds, which are set in a row before the nozzle. This bar is pushed and maintained in position by means of afinger 73 driven by themachine in opposition to the return-spring 7 4.

After the alinin o eration, the matrix bars, spacers, and b anii compounds must be pressed together to justify the line; a vise is used for that purpose. The vise comprises a pair of" jaws as shown in Figs. 31 and 31 one of the jaws 62*- being fixed and the other 62 movable. In Figs. 23 and 25 the movable jaw 62 is illustrated in detail. A.

rack bar 63 extending transversely of the machine (Fig. 23) is moved by suitable means (not shown). This rack bar is provided on its outer end with a rising stud or projection through'which extends a screw 64, having its inner end swiveled to the movable jaw 62, so that by turning said screw the jaw can be moved toward or away from the outer end of the rack to adjust said jaw with reference to the rack. When the inner end of the rack is moved inwardly the movable jaw is carried with it to ti htly clamp the -assembled matrix bars and blades 33 between said'movable jaw 62 and the fixed The inward movement of the moving into contact with t .bar 66 which carries the alining mechanism. (Fig. 25-.) In order that the matrix bars, s acers and blank compounds (which, as state are at this time situated in thechannels betweenlthe blades 33) may be ressed togetherwhen the vise is locked up, tie bar 120 is released from the hooks 37 on the lower ends of the blades 33 and the blades are permitted to move upwardly in the sheaths and the parts of such blades, between which the matrix bars, spacers and blank compounds are situated, may be flexed as shown in Fig. 23. plates 13 of the spacers 12 areat this time moved upwardly by reason of their lower ends having come into contact with their su ports 40 and the spacers 12'are expanded, as iereinbeiore explained, to justify the line and provide for the casting of the necessary spaces. Then the melting pot is oscillated, squirts the melted alloy through the nozzles 43 to cast the line of type, and finally returns to its normal positio As soon as the melted alloy has become cool, the nozzles 43 slide horizontally backward, carrying away the cast line which is shaped as shown in Figs. 14 and 15. This cast lineis carried to the alley, the bar 31 which unites the finis ied types is broken away, and said types are brought together in a line within the galley. \Vhen the vise is released by the rack 63 the bar 120 engages the hooks 37 of the blades 33 to draw the same downwardly. This laterally moves such of the matrix bars, blank compounds and spacers as are at that time in the channels between the blades 33 to bring the same directly under their respective magazines. A comb or bar 148 (Figs. 29 and 30) is then raised by means of suitable mechanism (shown diagrammatically in the drawings as an endless chain 152) to engage the lower ends of the supports 40 and lift the latter partof the distance necessary to restore them to their normal position. A further comb 147 (Figs. 29 29 and 30) having forty-five teeth, one for each of the channels, is then actuated by suitable mechanism (shown diagrammatically in the draw ings as an endless chain 151) and-each one of said teeth enters one of the channels and engages the )rojection or head at the upper end 01' one of t 1e supports and lifts it the remaining distance necessary to restore it to its normal position. The machine is ready for another operation which takes place as'soon as the ratchet 53 has been turned one tooth by the machine, in order to draw the strip of paper 45 in such a position as the ieri'orations corresponding to the following inc are situated between the table 48 and the box 54.

The butts or rear ends of the types, as distinguished from the bodies of such types, are, as will be'understood, connected by a bar, the cast types and bar. resenting together a comb-like structure. his bar may be separated from the types or type bodies in any desirablemanner, for example, by a circular cutter which is not shown as it forms no part of the present invention. The cutting of this The i ing devices between are, 1

connecting bar from the butts ocplurs before the types are set. up in the a ey. a g In the setting up of saline .of matrices I may use a blank compound or bar and aspacing compound or ar The blank ,compounds or bars are adapted, to fillout afline, while the spacing com ounds or *bars are expanded to ustify the fine. Y

atIclaimis: 1. In a machine of theclass described, a matrix device consisting of side "strips, spacing members between the strips, separated from each othertoprovide a channel for molten material to form the shank of a type, and a matrix at the inner end of the channel. 2. In a machine of the class described, a. matrix device consistingl ofjside strips, spac-' t e strips, separated from each other to provide channels for molten material to forum the shanks of. type r and matrices at'the'inner ends of the r '50 arresting the motion -spective channels.

' matrix device consisting of side strips,

' on itse f, and strips.

ling the amount of motion of I movably mounted the class described, a

spacing devices between the strips, separated from each other. to provide a pluralityof channels forniolten material, to form the shanks of type, and matrices at the inner ends of the res ective channels, the side strips being note ed to register with the respective matrices.

4. In a machine of the class described,a spacin device-com osed-of a plate folded etween-the sides of the late, the adjacent faces of the strips being Beveled and one of the strips being fixed relatively to the other, and said strips having anadj'iistable channel.

5. In a machine of the class described, a movably mounted matrix containing magazine, pneumatically controlled means for arresting the motion of the magazine at a predetermined point, means for effecting the release of .a matrix, and means for controlthe matrix. of the class described,'a matrix containing magazin'e, pneumatically controlled means for of the magazine at a predetermined point, means for effecting the release of a matrix, and neumatically con-1' trolled means for control ing the amount of movement of the released matrix. V

7. In a machine of the class described, a movably mounted magazine having a lu-' rality ol' compartments, each adapte to contain a matrix device, means for operating the magazine, means for stopping the magazine at a predetermined point and for automatically releasin the matrix device,

3. In a machine of 6. In a machine and means for contro ling the amount of motioIn of the released matrix device.

of the types plurality of matrix containing magazines, azines, means for stopping the motion of the matrices therefrom, positively holding the matrices ling the motion of the matrix, and means for stoppingthe motion ofsald stop at a prede termined point.

11. In a machine of the class,described, a

1 mg means cooperative with said movably mounted stepped stop to control the motion of the matrix, and pneumatically operated means for arresting the motion of the ste ped stop at a redetermined'pomt.

12. iii a machine 0 the class descr1bed, a plurality of.. movably mounted magazines, each provided with matrix receiving compartments, independently operative stops for arresting the motion of the magazines at predetermined points, means for effecting the release of the matrices on the arrest of the magazines to permit the motion of the released matrices toward a place of assem blage, independently operative stepped stops movably mounted and arranged to control the amount ofmovement matrices, and means for arresting the motion of the steps at redetermined points;

13 n'a mac ine of the class described, a plurality of movably mounted'magazines, notched matrix devices in the magazines, at}: tomatically' operative means for arresting the motion of the magazines. at predetermined points and for effecting the release. of the 'matrix devices when they are stopped means for stopping the motion of the matrix devices at predetermined points, and means adapted to enter the notches of the matrix devices to hold the latter alined.

14. In a machine of the class described, a movably mounted matrix containing fmaga zine provided with a toothed extension, and a pneumatically operated stop device arranged for operation at a predetermined point to engage said toothed extension and stop the motion of the magazine.

'15. In a machine of the class described, a plnrality of movably n .a machineof the class described, a t

ammg'imagazines, each having a toothed means for causing the movementof the mag magazines at predetermined points and for of the respective.

matrix containing magazine, miatrix releasmagazme, a-

mounted matrix-'conextension, a plurality of blast pi es, the number of which corresponds with. t e number of the magazines, and pneumatically operated stop devices arranged to be acted upon by the air transferring the pipes at predetermined intervals and to engage the respective toothed extensions and stop the 1n0- tion of the magazines.

{ In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my 1 hand thls 16th day of Jan. 1902 in the pres- 10 enceof two subscribing witnesses.

i EDMOND MARIE MAURICE RE'IAUX.

\Vitnesses:

l E. GAUTHIER,

g W. A. JACKSON. 

